GEORGE MASON SOFTBALL (11-26, 3-9 A-10) vs GEORGETOWN (10-22, 1-11 BIG EAST)
WHEN: Wed., April 10, 2024
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | George Mason Softball Complex
SCHEDULE: 4 p.m.
HISTORY: Mason leads the series 10-8; last played on April 26, 2023 (Mason won 3-2 in 10 innings in Fairfax)
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason softball team (11-26, 3-9 A-10) will return to the George Mason Softball Complex to host a single Wednesday game with Georgetown (10-22, 1-11 Big East) at 4 p.m.
Wednesday's game will also be Mason's Military Appreciation Day. There will be a koozie giveaway, a presenting of the colors by the Mason ROTC and a first pitch by Matt Mallory.
A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS
Because last Tuesday's doubleheader at George Washington was
postponed due to inclement weather, Mason only played a three-game weekend series at Saint Joseph's on April 6 & 7. The Hawks swept the Patriots, winning all three games.
In
Saturday's doubleheader, the Patriots lost Game One 8-3 and were shutout 6-0 in Game Two. In Game One,
Rachel Warrens (.388 / .406 / .513) hit a two-run triple in the top of the third inning. Before that triple, Saint Joseph's had been the only team in the Atlantic 10 not to have given up a triple this season. Later in the inning in Game One,
Marlaina Bozek (.309 / .381 / .418) hit an RBI single to tie the game 3-3. However, the Hawks would score five unanswered runs throughout the rest of the game to win 8-3.
The Patriots would be shutout in Game Two, but they outhit the Hawks nine to eight. Three Patriots went 2-for-3, which were Bozek,
Maddy Myers (.252 / .320 / .324) and
Elyssa DeRosa (.289 / .341 / .316). Freshman
Dara Sharpe (.200 / .273 / .200) recorded her first collegiate hit in Game Two as well, hitting a single up the middle in the third inning.
In
Sunday's finale, the Patriots stormed back to take a late 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh, but the Hawks were able to answer in the bottom of the inning and score two runs to win the game. Bozek hit her first home run of the season in the top of the third inning with a solo shot to center field to tie the game at 1-1. After Saint Joseph's retook the lead with a solo home run of their own, the score would remain 2-1 until the top of the seventh. With two outs and a runner on first,
Logan Pickford (.186 / .230 / .357) hit a two-run home run to give the Patriots the lead. Pickford now leads the team in home runs with three.
Unfortunately for Mason, the Hawks were able to rally and score two runs in the bottom of the seventh, walking off the Patriots and sweeping the weekend series.
PATRIOT STAT LEADERS
BATTING
AVG: .348 (40-for-115) -
Rachel Warrens
OBP: .406 -
Rachel Warrens
SLG: .513 -
Rachel Warrens
R: 23 -
Rachel Warrens
H: 40 -
Rachel Warrens
2B: 10 -
Rachel Warrens
3B: 3 -
Rachel Warrens
HR: 3 -
Logan Pickford
RBI: 17 -
Rachel Warrens &
Maddy Myers
SB: 16 -
Rachel Warrens
BB: 14 -
Kamryn Inman &
Marlaina Bozek
PITCHING
ERA: 4.08 -
Carly Cooper (Among starters)
IP: 101.1 -
Carly Cooper
K: 60 -
Carly Cooper
A-10 AWARDS THIS SEASON
Feb. 27 -
Kylie Wilkerson (
Rookie of the Week)
March 5 -
Marlaina Bozek (
Player of the Week)
April 2 -
Carly Cooper (
Pitcher of the Week)
NOTABLE STATS/STREAKS/AWARDS
Marlaina Bozek, who in her three starts last weekend, led the team in hits (5), batting average (.556), on-base percentage (.636) and slugging percentage (1.000). The Washington, Pa., native was also tied for the team lead in runs scored (2), RBI (2) and doubles (1). Bozek hit her first home run of the season in Sunday's game at Saint Joseph's.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
GEORGETOWN HOYAS (10-22, 1-11 BIG EAST)
Chosen to finish eighth out of nine in the conference in this year's Big East Preseason Poll, the Hoyas have won 10 games in total. They are currently sitting in ninth place with a 1-11 conference record.
After having won their first Big East game of the season over DePaul, Georgetown is currently on an 11-game losing streak that started on March 10. In that time, they lost their series to DePaul and have been swept by Seton Hall, first-place Villanova and second-place Creighton.
Infielder Dayanara Campos (.333 / .411 / .741) has the team's strongest, most prolific bat. The sophomore leads the team in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, OPS (1.152) hits (27), doubles (8) triples (2) home runs (7) and RBI (27). In the Big East, Campos is fourth in RBI and tied for first in triples.
Campos is also second on the team in runs scored with 16, tied with sophomore outfielder Claire Tuner (.271 / .357 / .400) and only two below the team leader, freshman infielder Brooke Rebhan (.224 / .321 / .337).
On the pitching side, junior Kayla Dunn (4-9, 4.89 ERA, 1 SV) is the team's primary pitcher, having pitched 96.0 innings, and leads the team with 76 strikeouts. The second-most used pitcher is senior Julia Parker (5-9, 4.00 ERA, 1 SV), who has 31 strikeouts, the staff's lowest ERA and the most wins with five. Both Dunn and Parker have recorded the team's only saves on the year as well.
Junior Avery Wissmar (1-4, 7.28 ERA) is the third pitcher in the Hoya rotation, having pitched 33.2 innings and struck out 12 batters.
HISTORY WITH THE HOYAS
Mason has matched up with Georgetown 18 times, with the Patriots having a 10-8 series edge over the Hoyas. Their first meeting was on
April 19, 2006, when the Patriot won 5-0 in Fairfax
The last time the two schools met was last season on
April 26, when the Patriots won 3-2 in extra innings in Fairfax. Also on Military Appreciation Day, the Patriots walked-off the Hoyas in the bottom of the tenth inning.
TEAM STAT COMPARISONS: Mason (37 games played) | Georgetown (32 games played)
BATTING
AVG: .239 | .232
OBP: .309 | .325
SLG: .331 | .349
R: 127 | 115
H: 226 | 187
2B: 36 | 37
3B: 6 | 6
HR: 13 | 15
RBI: 111 | 108
BB: 86 | 105
PITCHING
ERA: 4.18 | 5.08
K: 129 | 119
BB: 117 | 128
R: 183 | 185
ER: 145 | 150
H: 297 | 261
2B: 39 | 53
3B: 10 | 6
HR: 28 | 19
FIELDING
FLD: .956 | .955
PO: 727 | 620
A: 287 | 232
E: 47 | 40
UP NEXT
Mason will be on the road again this weekend, as they will head up to Amherst, Mass., to take on the UMass Minutewomen on April 13-14. The Saturday doubleheader will begin at noon, with the second game starting at 2:30 p.m., and Sunday's series finale will be scheduled for noon as well.
